An audit program needs an owner, a pool of auditors, process owners who act on findings, and a general manager who protects the time. Agree this table with your general manager before you start.
| Role | Owns | Does | Decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program owner (usually the quality manager) | The program | Builds and adjusts the program, assigns auditors, reviews reports and responses, reports to management review | Intervals, schedule changes, acceptance of responses |
| Lead auditor | One audit | Plans with the process owner, leads the audit and the meetings, classifies findings, writes the report | Findings and their types |
| Auditor | Their part of the audit | Tests questions on evidence, records what was examined | What they record |
| Auditor in training | Learning | Observes, then audits under a lead auditor's eye | Nothing alone |
| Contract auditor | Audits of the quality team's processes | Audits internal audit, corrective action and other processes the quality team runs | Findings in those audits |
| Process owner | The process and its results | Agrees the plan, readies the area, answers the findings, puts actions in place | The actions in the response |
| General manager | Priority and resources | Protects audit dates, frees auditors' time, reads the monthly summary, acts on major findings | Resources; escalated responses |
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